Lorenzo Massa
Lorenzo Bartolomé Massa SDB (born November 11, 1882 in Morón , † October 31, 1949 in Buenos Aires ) was an Argentine , Roman Catholic religious priest . He was one of the founders of the Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro and the scout group Exploradores de Don Bosco .
Life
His father Lorenzo Massa was born in Turin , his mother's name was Margarita Scanavini. His sisters Ángela and Blanca also became religious. He himself went to the Salesians of Don Bosco . After profession and studies, he was in 1898 by José Vespignani for ordained priests .
From 1900 to October 1902 he worked as a Salesian in the Don Bosco Agricultural School in Uribelarrea . He then worked as a teacher of theology at the Colegio Pío IX . In 1908 he went to the Oratorio San Antonio in the Almagro district of Buenos Aires as managing director .
That year he also met a group of soccer-playing boys who, under the leadership of Federico Monti, called themselves Los forzosos de almagro . He allowed them to use the oratory's soccer field. This finally led to the establishment of the Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro on April 1, 1908 . The part of the name San Lorenzo was chosen by Lorenzo Massa because of the patron saint Laurentius .
In 1916 he founded a school for arts and crafts in Tucumán , which was later named after General Belgrano .
Together with José Vespignani he founded a scout group in Argentina called Exploradores de Don Bosco .
Adoration
On October 31, 2008, his remains were transferred to a mausoleum in the Oratorio San Antonio. A technical institute was named after him.
filming
The 1954 film El cura Lorenzo by Augusto César Vatteone with actor Ángel Magaña freely tells the story of the founding of the football club.
Web links
- Biography on deboedovengo.com (spanish)
- Founding history on fifa.com (German)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Massa, Lorenzo |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Massa, Lorenzo Bartolome |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Argentine Roman Catholic religious priest |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 11, 1882 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Morón |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 31, 1949 |
| Place of death | Buenos Aires |